Quick release stop for railroad car windows



June 9,1931. R. F. GOLDEN I QUICK RELEASE STOP"FOR RAILROAD CAR WINDOWS Filed July l0, 1950 l Patented J'luner9i,i 19:31:y

g ROBERT E. GOLDEN, oF SOUTH' oEAivGEi NEWv JEEsEvgssiGNoEfro -NAEIronEjnocK WASHER COMPANY, oE-NEWAEK, NEW .VIEEsEYA,/AConrolmrluion` OENEW,y JERSEY@ "1 f f nppiieationY "nieu lJuly io;

f railroad car windows, but morepaticularly relates Yto a sashes.

- n has; been found 'thaealisfimportant ,te

provide a `railroad car/window yconstruction that would permit of a quick removal ofthe windowsaslies, particularly when there werel two sashes to a window, for'olovious' purposes such as makingrepairs vand. v'cleaning theglass inthe sash.`

Accordinglythe obj ect of theipresent vention is to equip anoutside jor insidewini dow stop, so thatjit may be .readilyremoved,l

the means for securing the stop being of such a nature that the accidental'loosening of the stop lis not at all likely. o Y f VSince these stops'extend throughout the en tire length ofa window sash'fthe improved means `for securing the stop'l in position is n ap plied at suitablyspaced locations inthe stop,l

but'it is deemed?,:sufliczientto illustrate thisl admit the plain stud-# a Figure 3- j invention as applied'ina' single instance, andy therefore the accompanying drawings will be abridgfe'daccording131.',,'vv Y l In these drawing`s,' i Y' f v Figure Alis a fragmentary l elevation withV the 'sash and windowpanesinsection, showing the improvedquick 'relefatsey as italo-,

pears4 when applied- Figure 21s a view ,Isimilarto'Figure A1,lou't showing'in the instance oflone window sash the quick release securlng-'stud removed,zand;- in the instance of the'other windows'ash said;k stud and alsothe entire stopremoved, relrpfo'sj' ing only the stop support,v

Figure 3 is n 'a/v section at 'the kline"*fo'f l Figure 1, but showingin theinstance' of o'n'e', .y d

stop, the quick releasing stud and. washerin. elevation, 'while in .the instance of ther other ing in'the base ofthey stopsuiiicient"onlyjpy Figure t isla sectionfat'the of j' Figure 5 is adetail elevati'onof the scur#E ingstud,`andV 1 f 'Figure is ar j V"Similar numerals `vof reference denote? like section at-the lineegel er! quick releasestop'forzthe window" n n 1 i f '1 ,evidentthat-'it "may beapplied with equal E Y fac-litygto'# a singlesash; and since the im; a proved' `-quick" release`V means ris v :the same "andi-1,

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instance of double'sashes, although it willbev vv .appliedy in'v4 the same manner in the i instance" of 4insijdeand outside stops,V the following de-f/ scription ,n will be limited to fa f `-single quick:A releaseimea-ns 'and they manner in *which-ait" is applied; and; ysince inside V`andf'outside stopsare boulexactly;aiikatheyWarmthtenes-frv ignatedl yhy the samenumeral of reference.' i

4*15 l25j designatel the jinner vand outer sashes within '-whichvn'are iixed the'fusual windowH tis them-edle Stop'seeared aanstalten@ f window casingfand between whichV andthe "i inside and cured. 'a

`6 designates the usual-innenand outerjstopsupportsj; 8,v and. tliema'nner of s'ecuringthisv stop to these supportsl constitutes the presentvr invention whichwillnow'bedescribed in-'detail-.1 V The stoplasvwellas 'any support therefor ismadel of meflandthefbase portionl of the stop, A 'liesagainst the .'support, islprefergtloly 1 formed hy doublingthestockaof the Stop 'so .as'to maketwo thicknesses-designatedby the" numeralsQflOjthe"part lQ'resting directly y, i

upon the stop (support. j

` `v`In ,the'constructionshown at Figure 2 andv v at the'riglit'hand ofFigure 3a4 large circular 185ii opening 11isfshownfwithmfhepar# aan@ Small-1er, pelirgs 123113, l'vitlhi'l the part-10i SSLHPPOI,fOlhG;pposegpresentlyf n' F1111,aii'instans,theopenings'in th'egibas'e pained:

of the stop and j in the' supports,y therefor7 arefl asshown at Figures 2 andlh outside stops :thersa'shes are/ser@r y the' stopwhich bearsagainst the' outer'faces ofthe sash'fand issecuredto- Y 3 lconcentric,.and iin'.the"supportsov and 8 yare. l j dianfnti-,ically'- opposite gates 14 and f15f that;

lead'wthnfthe openings in kthese supports, 495g"` f it vis asma whose head1 is prvide'dgvitn 'a 'i 'slot317, afterthe mannerof a screw?, withlank integral `flangelike partflSf immedi'akelyYbel-y 10W thefhead, and extending' from the :.hody

of thestud'l near its lower end and at diavmetrically opposite locations are lugs 19. 'e In applying this quick Vrelease stud 16, a

spring .washer 20, of a size adapted to the large opening designated by 11 in the part 9, is assembled aroundthe stud, the latter then *inserted throughthe openings inthe base portion of the stop and the lugs. 19 then formed by drivinga pin through the stud,'and the stud ,thus equipped and positioned is' in-v serted through the opening inthe support,

thevv lugs 19 passing through thegates designated by the numerals 14 and 1.5, and it will be clear that the insertion of the stud in this manner, vso that the lugs-pass below'the in'- nerface of the support, will cause the washer y2O to be depressed the flange part 18, so

. that there'will always be` an upwardtthrust .againstlthe flange, and when the stud has.

Serti-id within the slot 17, will move the lugs Vbeeninserted in the manner aforesaid, a

quarterA turn by means of a vscrew driver iniin a plane athwart the gatesfas clearly shown at'Figure 4;.' e

Whilethe upwardfthrfust of the spring Washeragainst-the flange will preserve the flockedfpositionlof the stud, as shown at Figurey @nevertheless it `has been ldeemed exvpedient to form-little teats or protuberances `21 that extend ,from the inner face of the stop support and these may-readily be provided .for by' Simply. makingdeiiressons 221m the Y upperface of, thissupport, as shown at Fig-I '.ureAQ/-When these. teats are provided thev turning of thestud by means ofl a screw.

e driven-as above. noted, will cause the lugs 19 torride overione diametrically opposite pairl f `Ot Athese tents-according to the direction in and draw the lugs firmly against the inne-r` which the `stud is turned, againstthe re- Slieny 0f the Washer, .and when these lugs have cleared the teats the washer 'will recoverv face ofthe support, so that not only can there benoiattlng, but there. @an be. H0. aidental turning of thefstuds toa position wherethe lugs .Will resister, With. the gates'herenbfore described, the'teatSrSe-rvingf@detentet0 Pre-r t, vent this.`

The .nauwe of vthe. @pnings in. tiene sections of, the-stop isfquite immaterial, and

. insomej.instances,. when it is preferred to washersis not important, then these open? i ingsin the baser' sections of the stop mayboth be of the same size, sufficient merely to admit the passage ofthe stud', or, in otherwords,

thesef'opening's Ymay' both `be plain circular openings withno` gated portions, as; shown at"23; and 24 in the construction atthe. left,- V handv of :Figure 3,; and in this instanceY the WasherP 20 win beminnen betweenthe Hanse.

18 of the stud and the upper surface of the base section 9.

The invention is applied very quickly, and the studs are likewise withdrawn speedily, so that the stops may be readily removed,

and there is no danger whatever of any sticking or rusting of threads such as frequently is the case when the stops are secured by means of the usual machine screws.

What is claimed is z- 1. In a quick release stop for railroad car windows, kthe combination of the stop support, thestop having a base resting against said support, said base having concentric circular openings therethrough, while 'said support has an opening concentric with the opening in said base, diametrically oppositeY Y,

gates in saidsupportleading intofthe open-vY ing thereof, a stud whose head is slotted likea screw and which has aiiangevbelow said head, lugs extending from diametrically opposed locations near the inner end v of the stud, whereby said stud may be inserted through thebase and then with its lugs insertedthrou gh the` opening and `gates in saidsupport with the lugs beneath the inner wall of said support, and a spring washer beneath said flange, whereby, when the stud is forced inwardly and given Va quarter turn, the spring washer will becompressed and said'lugs resiliently forced against the under surface of said support. y

2. A quick release-'stop forhrailroad car windows,l comprising. a support having a circular opening with diametrically opposed gates leading therein, a stop having a base whichV rests against said support and which has a circular opening in its outer face andv a smaller circular opening in its innery face, the opening in Vsa'id'support 'coinciding and alined with the openings'in Vsaid base, a stud havinga slotted head and a .iiange beneath said head and lugs extending from diametri cally opposed locationslat the lower end, and

a spring' washer housed within saidlarge opening, the studbeing inserted through said openings and gates with the. washer 'com'- pressed and the lugs beneath the inner wall4 of said supportl and then turned to bring said lugs out of alinement with said gates and inY resilient contact .with `said wall.

' 3. A. construction asin claimV 2, with-the additionthat detents are provided that projectfrornsaid walland are overridden byv 120 .11,A quick release stop for railroad car` said lugs .when the stud. is turned.

windows, comprising a headed studwith a flange beneath said head, a support having a circular openin with diametrically opposedv gates leading t erein, a stop having a base wl-iich` rests against said support and which has circularropenings, the opening Vin said support concentric with the openings in said base, lugs extending from diametrically op.

pJqsedi locations atthe lower end. of said. stud,

and a, sprngwasher around` Sad'stud and beneath said ange, the stud being inserted through the openlngs in the base o the stop," and, withthe lugs in position, thereaJf'ter inserted through the opening and .gates in they support, whereby when the stud s forced inek n Wardly andk given a quarter turn the Washer ,n will be oolnnpresseolr andthe lugs brought out of alnement with said gates and n resilientl 10 contact Withthe inner surface of said support.

In testimony whereof I am); vmy signaturev .sog 

